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Lachlan River @ Condoblin LACH508

Source	Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date	13-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER	6
Taxa count FAMILY	13
Taxa count ALT	13
Mayflies present?	10
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.2	3.4	2.8
Weighted SIGNAL	3.2		3.3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 3.3.5 Sugar, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.1 Tree fruits, 3.4.2 Olives, 3.4.4 Vine fruits, 3.4.8 Citrus, 3.4.9 Grapes, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits, 4.4.2 Irrigated olives, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes, 4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture, 4.5.3 Irrigated seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.5.4 Irrigated turf farming	35.14%	961,624,520,517m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 1.3.4 Rehabilitation, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	28.72%	785,935,127,316m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 3.2.3 Pasture legumes, 3.2.5 Sown grasses, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	26.10%	714,213,364,742m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity, 1.2.2 Surface water supply	3.64%	99,465,614,145m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.07%	56,745,957,748m²
	Water	6.1.0 Lake, 6.1.1 Lake - conservation, 6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams, 6.2.3 Evaporation basin, 6.3.0 River, 6.4.0 Channel/aqueduct, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland, 6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation	2.03%	55,533,953,310m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.0 Residential and farm infrastructure, 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure, 5.5.0 Services, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.5.4 Defence facilities - urban, 5.5.5 Research facilities, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways	1.50%	41,095,150,450m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry, 3.1.3 Other forest plantation, 3.1.4 Environmental forest plantation	0.50%	13,749,550,337m²
	Mining	5.8.0 Mining, 5.8.1 Mines, 5.8.2 Quarries, 5.8.3 Tailings	0.15%	4,049,014,823m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.0 Intensive animal production, 5.2.1 Dairy sheds and yards, 5.2.2 Feedlots, 5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.5 Aquaculture, 5.2.6 Horse studs, 5.2.7 Saleyards/stockyards	0.05%	1,425,505,219m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.3.2 Food processing factory, 5.3.4 Bulk grain storage, 5.3.5 Abattoirs, 5.3.6 Oil refinery, 5.3.7 Sawmill, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.05%	1,302,754,769m²
	Waste Management	5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal, 5.9.1 Effluent pond, 5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.3 Solid garbage, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	227,250,832m²
	Unknown	3.6.0 Land in transition, 3.6.5 Abandoned perennial horticulture, 4.6.5 Abandoned irrigated perennial horticulture, 5.2.8 Abandoned intensive animal production, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.01%	178,000,652m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries, 5.1.2 Shadehouses	0.00%	11,750,043m²
Show minor land uses 10
				27,361,912,672m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 13 December 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	15
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	3

Unknown OV	18
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	18

Coleoptera QC	17	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	3

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	12

Staphylinidae (Unident.) QC189999	2
Diptera QD	1	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	201	2
Hydrometridae (Unident.) QH549999	1
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	24
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	32
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	144

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.9

Sampled on 4 May 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT	66
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	66

Unknown OV	6
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999	6

Coleoptera QC	22	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	6

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	13

Diptera QD	3	3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	3	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	3
Hemiptera QH	150	2
Mesoveliidae (Unident.) QH529999	16
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	8
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	123
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	1

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.7